The Swing (1983)
Based on Annette Kolb’s autobiographical novel of the same name, THE SWING is a lavish, breathless reconstruction of life in Munich towards the end of the 19th century. The deceptively simple story centers around the Lautenschlags, a Bavarian-French Catholic family overflowing with artistry but short on practicalities like financial acumen.
Director: Percy Adlon
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Anja Jaenicke as Mathias |
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Lena Stolze as Gervaise |
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Joachim Bernhard as Otto |
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Susanne Herlet as Hespera |
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Christine Kaufmann as Mme. Lautenschlag |
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Rolf Illig as Herr Lautenschlag |
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Marianne Sägebrecht as Tandlerin |
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Irm Hermann as Frau Erlendicht |
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Günter Strack as Professor von Zwinger |
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Ulrich Tukur as Lhombre |
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Peter Kern as Hofkapellmeister |
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Annette von Aretin as Erzählerin |
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Jenny Thelen as |
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Elisabeth Bertram as |
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Dorothea Moritz as |
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Andrea Schober as |
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Anja Buczkowski as |
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Gustl Weishappel as |
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Pascal Müllerschön as |
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Dieter Pfaff as |
| Camera | Jürgen Martin | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Percy Adlon | Director |
| Sound | Peer Raben | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Clara Fabry | Editor |
| Art | Heidi Lüdi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Regine Bätz | Costume Design |
| Production | Luggi Waldleitner | Producer |
| Writing | Percy Adlon | Writer |
| Writing | Annette Kolb | Novel |